Friday, August 18, 2017, 12:22 a.m.

Abbas reassures Israelis of intent

By DANIEL ESTRIN AND MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH THE ASSOCIATE

RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian president on Sunday reassured a group of young Israeli activists visiting his West Bank compound that he has no intention of flooding Israel with Palestinian refugees — his most ambitious attempt yet to directly influence Israeli public opinion over the heads of a largely hard-line Israeli leadership.